Case for portable electronic computing device

ABSTRACT

Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a keyboard case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a keyboard assembly; a display case structure including side portions with walls extending therefrom, and being sized and shaped to detachably engage with a display assembly; and a hinge case structure including one or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard case structure, and one or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the display case structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.

SUMMARY

In one or more aspects, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to acase for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assemblyand a keyboard assembly, the case including a keyboard case structureincluding first, second, and fourth side portions with one or more wallsextending therefrom, and a third side portion, the one or more wallsbeing sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboard assembly;a display case structure including first, second, and fourth sideportions with one or more walls extending therefrom, and a third sideportion, the one or more walls being sized and shaped to detachablyengage with the display assembly; and a hinge case structure includingone or more first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachablyengage with the third side portion of the keyboard case structure, andone or more second engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachablyengage with the third side portion of the display case structure.

In one or more aspects, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to acase for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assemblyand a keyboard assembly, the case including a keyboard case structureincluding a baseplate portion including a recessed area and one or moreapertures, first, second, and fourth side portions with one or morewalls extending therefrom, and a third side portion, the one or morewalls being sized and shaped to detachably engage with the keyboardassembly; a display case structure including a baseplate portionincluding a recessed area and one or more apertures, first, second, andfourth side portions with one or more walls extending therefrom, and athird side portion, the one or more walls being sized and shaped todetachably engage with the display assembly; and a hinge case structureincluding a panel-like portion, a first engagement flap extending fromthe panel-like portion, the first engagement flap being sized and shapedto engage with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of thekeyboard case structure, a second engagement flap including one or moreapertures, the second engagement flap extending from the panel-likeportion, the second engagement flap being sized and shaped to engagewith the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the display casestructure, the panel-like portion sized and shaped to allow the firstengagement flap to engage with the recessed area of the baseplateportion of the keyboard case structure as the second engagement flap isengaged with the recessed area of the baseplate portion of the displaycase structure.

In one or more aspects, an apparatus includes, but is not limited to acase for an electronic laptop computing device having a display assemblyand a keyboard assembly, the case including a keyboard case structureincluding one or more side portions with one or more walls extendingtherefrom, and the one or more walls sized and shaped to detachablyengage with the keyboard assembly; a display case structure includingone or more side portions with one or more walls extending therefrom,and the one or more walls sized and shaped to detachably engage with thedisplay assembly; and a hinge case portion including an engagementportion, the engagement portion being sized and shaped to detachablyengage with a selected case structure, the selected case structure beingselected from one of the following: the keyboard case structure and thedisplay case structure, the hinge case portion being structurallyintegral with the keyboard case structure if the display case structureis the selected case structure, and the hinge case portion beingstructurally integral with the display case structure if the keyboardcase structure is the selected case structure.

In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims,drawings, and text forming a part of the disclosure set forth herein.Various other aspects are set forth and described in the teachings suchas text (e.g., claims and/or detailed description) and/or drawings ofthe present disclosure. The foregoing is a summary and thus may containsimplifications, generalizations, inclusions, and/or omissions ofdetail; consequently, those skilled in the art will appreciate that thesummary is illustrative only and is NOT intended to be in any waylimiting. Other aspects, features, and advantages of the devices and/orprocesses and/or other subject matter described herein will becomeapparent in the teachings set forth herein.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

For a more complete understanding of implementations, reference now ismade to the following descriptions taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings. The use of the same symbols in different drawingstypically indicates similar or identical items, unless context dictatesotherwise.

With reference now to the figures, shown are one or more examples ofcase for portable electronic computing case based articles ofmanufacture, compositions of matter, systems for producing and/ormethods for producing same that may provide context, for instance, inintroducing one or more processes and/or devices described herein.

FIG. 1 is a rear perspective exploded view of a first computer laptopcase implementation along with a conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective exploded view of the first computer laptopcase implementation of FIG. 1 partially engaged with the conventionalcomputer laptop.

FIG. 3 is a rear perspective view of the first computer laptop caseimplementation of FIG. 1 fully engaged with the conventional computerlaptop.

FIG. 4 is a rear enlarged perspective view of a portion of the displaycase assembly for a first laptop case implementation taken from withinthe “4”-circle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a rear enlarged perspective view of a portion of the displaycase assembly for a first laptop case implementation taken from withinthe “5”-circle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a rear perspective sectional view of a portion of the displaycase assembly for the first computer laptop case implementation of FIG.1 partially engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 7 is a rear perspective sectional view of a portion of the displaycase assembly for the first computer laptop case implementation of FIG.1 fully engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional side-elevational sectional view taken alongthe 8-8 cut-line of FIG. 3 of a portion of the display case assembly forthe first computer laptop case implementation fully engaged with theconventional computer laptop.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side-elevational sectional view taken alongthe 9-9 cut-line of FIG. 3 of a portion of the display case assembly forthe first computer laptop case implementation fully engaged with theconventional computer laptop.

FIG. 10 is a rear perspective exploded view of a second computer laptopcase implementation along with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 11 is a rear perspective exploded view of the second computerlaptop case implementation of FIG. 10 partially engaged with theconventional computer laptop.

FIG. 12 is a rear perspective sectional view of the second computerlaptop case implementation of FIG. 10 partially engaged with theconventional computer laptop.

FIG. 13 is a rear perspective view of the second computer laptop caseimplementation of FIG. 10 fully engaged with the conventional computerlaptop.

FIG. 14 is a rear perspective sectional view of the second computerlaptop case implementation of FIG. 10 fully engaged with theconventional computer laptop.

FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view taken along the 15-15 cutline of FIG.13 of a sectional view of the second computer laptop case implementationof FIG. 10 fully engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 16 is a rear perspective exploded view of a third computer laptopcase implementation partially engaged with the conventional computerlaptop.

FIG. 17 is a rear perspective exploded view of a third computer laptopcase implementation fully engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 18 is a rear perspective exploded view of a fourth computer laptopcase implementation partially engaged with the conventional computerlaptop.

FIG. 19 is a rear perspective exploded view of a fourth computer laptopcase implementation fully engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 20 is a rear perspective exploded view of a fifth computer laptopcase implementation along with the conventional computer laptop.

FIG. 21 is a rear perspective view of a fifth computer laptop caseimplementation fully engaged with the conventional computer laptop.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In the following detailed description, reference is made to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part hereof. In the drawings,similar symbols typically identify similar components, unless contextdictates otherwise. The illustrative implementations described in thedetailed description, drawings, and claims are not meant to be limiting.Other implementations may be utilized, and other changes may be made,without departing from the spirit or scope of the subject matterpresented here.

Portable electronic devices, such as laptop-shaped electronic computingdevices having stands integrated therein, along with their conventionalcases, can pose challenges in ease of use for containment by such cases.

Turning to FIG. 1, shown in rear exploded perspective view isconventional laptop 10 having display assembly 12 and keyboard assembly14 positioned to be received by case assembly 100 for engagementtherewith. As depicted, conventional laptop 10 includes display assembly12 and keyboard assembly 14 in which display assembly 12 includes topside portion (first side portion) 12 a, left bevel portion (second sideportion) 12 b, bottom side portion (third side portion) 12 c, rightbevel portion (fourth side portion) 12 d, display back 12 e, and rearside portion (fifth side portion 12 f) (see FIG. 8). Further depicted inFIG. 1, keyboard assembly 14 includes front side portion (first sideportion) 14 a, rear side portion (second side portion) 14 b, right sideportion (third side portion) 14 c, media slot 14 d, upper surface 14 e,touchpad 14 f, keyboard 14 g, and hinge 16 (see FIG. 8).

Comprising three sections, case assembly 100 includes keyboard casestructure 102, display case structure 104, and hinge case structure 106.The keyboard case structure 102 includes front side portion (first sideportion) 102 a with front wall portion 102 a 1 and front ledge portion102 a 2 forming front channel portion 102 a 3; left side portion (secondside portion) 102 b with left wall portion 102 b 1, left ledge portion102 b 2, and left end portion 102 b 3 forming left channel 102 b 5 andalso with baseplate-portion left side 102 b 4; rear side portion (thirdside portion) 102 c with groove 102 c 1 and channel 102 c 2; right sideportion (fourth side portion) 102 d with right wall 102 d 1, right ledge102 d 2, and right end 102 d 3 forming right channel 102 d 5 and alsowith baseplate-portion right side 102 d 4; and baseplate portion 102 ewith baseplate portion interior surface 102 e 1. The keyboard casestructure 102 can be a single molded piece from a type of plastic orother moldable material or can be constructed from individual piecessuch as for each of front side portion (first side portion) 102 a, leftside portion (second side portion) 102 b, rear side portion (third sideportion) 102 c, right side portion (fourth side portion) 102 d, andbaseplate portion 102 e. The front channel portion 102 a 3, left channel102 b 5, and right channel 102 d 5 are sized and shaped to receive frontside portion (first side portion) 14 a, left side portion (not shown),and right side portion (third side portion) 14 c, respectfully, ofkeyboard assembly 14 of conventional laptop 10 with some versions havinga substantially snug fit so that one or more surfaces of keyboard casestructure 102 are substantially in contact with one or more surfaces ofkeyboard assembly 14 without interfering with upper surface 14 eincluding touchpad 14 f and keyboard 14 g as keyboard assembly 14 isbeing contained by keyboard case structure 102 while media slot 14 d andother such accessible areas of keyboard assembly 14 remain uncoveredsince, for instance, right wall 102 d 1 and right ledge 102 d 2 do notfully extend all along baseplate-portion right side 102 d 4 to therebyprovide accessible open area to media slot 14 d, and left wall portion102 b 1 and left ledge portion 102 b 2 do not fully extend all alongbaseplate-portion left side 102 b 4 to thereby provide accessible openarea, while both left side portion (second side portion) 102 b and rightside portion (fourth side portion) 102 d having such portions ofbaseplate-portion left side 102 b 4 and baseplate-portion right side 102d 4, respectively, extending past left wall portion 102 b 1 and rightwall 102 d 1, respectively, thereby additionally allowing for closure ofconventional laptop 10 while keyboard assembly 14 is contained bykeyboard case structure 102.

The display case structure 104 includes front side portion (first sideportion) 104 a with front wall portion 104 a 1; left side portion(second side portion) 104 b, with left wall portion 104 b 1, left ledgeportion 104 b 2 (see FIG. 8), and left channel 104 b 3 (see FIG. 8);rear side portion (third side portion) 104 c with groove 104 c 1,channel 104 c 2, baseplate-portion right side 104 c 3, first engagementindent 104 c 4; right side portion (fourth side portion) 104 d withright wall portion 104 d 1; and baseplate portion 104 e with baseplateportion exterior surface 104 e 1. The display case structure 104 can bea single molded piece from a type of plastic or other moldable materialor can be constructed from individual pieces such as for each of frontside portion (first side portion) 104 a, left side portion (second sideportion) 104 b, rear side portion (third side portion) 104 c, right sideportion (fourth side portion) 104 d, and baseplate portion 104 e.Portions of front side portion (first side portion) 104 a, left sideportion (second side portion) 104 b, and right side portion (fourth sideportion) 104 d are sized and shaped to receive top side portion (firstside portion) 12 a, left bevel portion (second side portion) 12 b, andright bevel portion (fourth side portion) 12 d, respectfully, ofkeyboard assembly 14 of conventional laptop 10 with some versions havinga substantially snug fit so that one or more surfaces of display casestructure 104 are substantially in contact with one or more surfaces ofdisplay assembly 12 as display assembly 12 is being contained by displaycase structure 104 while, for instance, left wall portion 104 b 1 andright wall portion 104 d 1 do not fully extend to rear side portion(third side portion) 104 c to thereby provide accessible open area toportions of left bevel portion (second side portion) 12 b and rightbevel portion (fourth side portion) 12 d to allow for closure ofconventional laptop 10 while display assembly 12 is contained by displaycase structure 104. Implementations of display case structure 104 alsocan include all of features shown to be included with keyboard casestructure 102 such as more ledges than left ledge portion 104 b 2 thatextend from front wall portion 104 a 1 and right wall portion 104 d 1 toform additional channels to further engage with display assembly 12.

The hinge case structure 106 includes first engagement edge 106 a (forengagement with groove 102 c 1 of rear side portion (third side portion)102 c of keyboard case structure 102), first engagement gutter 106 b(for engagement with channel 102 c 2 of rear side portion (third sideportion) 102 c of keyboard case structure 102), panel-like portion 106 c(for hinge area of conventional laptop 10, which includes rear sideportion (second side portion) 14 b), second engagement gutter 106 d (forengagement with channel 104 c 2 of rear side portion (third sideportion) 104 c of display case structure 104), second engagement edge106 e (for engagement with groove 102 c 1 of rear side portion (thirdside portion) 102 c of keyboard case structure 102), second engagementedge end 06 f, second engagement gutter end 106 g, panel-like portionend 106 h, first engagement gutter end 106 i, first engagement edge end106 j, first engagement edge tab 106 k, and second engagement edge tab106 l. Other implementations can locate grooves and channels on hingecase structure 106 and can locate engagement gutters and engagementedges on keyboard case structure 102 and display case structure 104.

Turning to FIGS. 2 and 6, keyboard case structure 102 and display casestructure 104 are shown coupled to keyboard assembly 14 and displayassembly 12, respectively, and with hinge case structure 106 to beengaged therewith and further so engaged as shown in FIGS. 3, 7-8 bysliding first engagement edge 106 a and first engagement gutter 106 b ofhinge case structure 106 into groove 102 c 1 and channel 102 c 2 of rearside portion (third side portion) 102 c, respectively, and by slidingsecond engagement gutter 106 d and second engagement edge 106 e of hingecase structure 106 into channel 104 c 2 and groove 104 c 1 of rear sideportion (third side portion) 104 c, respectively, which is shown ingreater detail as a rear enlarged perspective view of a portion ofkeyboard case structure 102 in FIG. 4 as taken from within the“4”-circle of FIG. 1 and in FIG. 5 as taken from within the “5”-circleof FIG. 1. As hinge case structure 106 is slid into keyboard casestructure 102 and display case structure 104 both keyboard casestructure 102 and keyboard case structure 102 engages with indents foundwithin groove 102 c 1 and groove 104 c 1, respectively, such as shown inFIG. 9 depicting first engagement edge tab 106 k of hinge case structure106 engaging with first engagement indent 104 c 4 of rear side portion(third side portion) 104 c of display case structure 104.

Turning to FIG. 10, comprising three sections, case assembly 110includes keyboard case structure 112, display case structure 114, andhinge case structure 116. The keyboard case structure 112 includes frontside portion (first side portion) 112 a with front wall portion 112 a 1and front ledge portion 112 a 2 forming front channel portion 112 a 3;left side portion (second side portion) 112 b with left wall portion 112b 1, left ledge portion 112 b 2, and left end portion 112 b 3 formingleft channel 112 b 5 and also with baseplate-portion right side 112 b 4;rear side portion (third side portion) 112 c with groove 112 c 1 andrear edge portion 112 c 2; right side portion (fourth side portion) 112d with right wall 112 d 1, right ledge 112 d 2, and right end 112 d 3forming right channel 112 d 5 and also with baseplate-portion right side112 d 4; and baseplate portion 112 e with baseplate portion interiorsurface 112 e 1. The keyboard case structure 112 can be a single moldedpiece from a type of plastic or other moldable material or can beconstructed from individual pieces such as for each of front sideportion (first side portion) 112 a, left side portion (second sideportion) 112 b, rear side portion (third side portion) 112 c, right sideportion (fourth side portion) 112 d, and baseplate portion 112 e. Thefront channel portion 112 a 3, left channel 112 b 5, and right channel112 d 5 are sized and shaped to receive front side portion (first sideportion) 14 a, left side portion (not shown), and right side portion(third side portion) 14 c, respectfully, of keyboard assembly 14 ofconventional laptop 10 with some versions having a substantially snugfit so that one or more surfaces of keyboard case structure 112 aresubstantially in contact with one or more surfaces of keyboard assembly14 without interfering with upper surface 14 e including touchpad 14 fand keyboard 14 g as keyboard assembly 14 is being contained by keyboardcase structure 112 while media slot 14 d and other such accessible areasof keyboard assembly 14 remain uncovered since, for instance, right wall112 d 1 and right ledge 112 d 2 do not fully extend all alongbaseplate-portion right side 112 d 4 to thereby provide accessible openarea to media slot 14 d, and left wall portion 112 b 1 and left ledgeportion 112 b 2 do not fully extend all along baseplate-portion rightside 112 b 4 to thereby provide accessible open area, while both leftside portion (second side portion) 112 b and right side portion (fourthside portion) 112 d having such portions of baseplate-portion right side112 b 4 and baseplate-portion right side 112 d 4, respectively,extending past left wall portion 112 b 1 and right wall 112 d 1,respectively, thereby additionally allowing for closure of conventionallaptop 10 while keyboard assembly 14 is contained by keyboard casestructure 112.

The display case structure 114 includes front side portion (first sideportion) 114 a with front wall portion 114 a 1; left side portion(second side portion) 114 b, with left wall portion 114 b 1; rear sideportion (third side portion) 114 c with groove 114 c 1, recessed area114 c 2, aperture 114 c 3; right side portion (fourth side portion) 114d with right wall portion 114 d 1; and baseplate portion 114 e withbaseplate portion exterior surface 114 e 1. The display case structure114 can be a single molded piece from a type of plastic or othermoldable material or can be constructed from individual pieces such asfor each of front side portion (first side portion) 114 a, left sideportion (second side portion) 114 b, rear side portion (third sideportion) 114 c, right side portion (fourth side portion) 114 d, andbaseplate portion 114 e. Portions of front side portion (first sideportion) 114 a, left side portion (second side portion) 114 b, and rightside portion (fourth side portion) 114 d are sized and shaped to receivetop side portion (first side portion) 12 a, left bevel portion (secondside portion) 12 b, and right bevel portion (fourth side portion) 12 d,respectfully, of keyboard assembly 14 of conventional laptop 10 withsome versions having a substantially snug fit so that one or moresurfaces of display case structure 114 are substantially in contact withone or more surfaces of display assembly 12 as display assembly 12 isbeing contained by display case structure 114 while, for instance, leftwall portion 114 b 1 and right wall portion 114 d 1 do not fully extendto rear side portion (third side portion) 114 c to thereby provideaccessible open area to portions of left bevel portion (second sideportion) 12 b and right bevel portion (fourth side portion) 12 d toallow for closure of conventional laptop 10 while display assembly 12 iscontained by display case structure 114.

The hinge case structure 116 includes first engagement flap 116 a (forengagement with recessed area (not shown) of rear side portion (thirdside portion) 112 c of keyboard case structure 112), first engagementedge 116 b (for engagement with groove 112 c 1 of rear side portion(third side portion) 112 c of keyboard case structure 112), panel-likeportion 116 c (for hinge area of conventional laptop 10, which includesrear side portion (second side portion) 14 b), second engagement edge116 d (for engagement with groove 114 c 1 of rear side portion (thirdside portion) 114 c of display case structure 114), aperture 116 e (forengagement with aperture 114 c 3 of rear side portion (third sideportion) 114 c of display case structure 114), second engagement flap116 f (for engagement with recessed area 114 c 2 of rear side portion(third side portion) 114 c of display case structure 114), panel-likeportion end 116 g, aperture 116 h (for engagement with aperture (notshown) rear side portion (third side portion) 112 c of keyboard casestructure 112), fasteners 116 i (shown in FIG. 11 for engagement withapertures (such as aperture 116 e and aperture 116 h) of hinge casestructure 116 and for engagement with apertures (such as those aperturesnot shown of rear side portion (third side portion) 112 c and aperture114 c 3 of display case structure 114).

Turning to FIGS. 11-12, keyboard case structure 112 and display casestructure 114 are shown coupled to keyboard assembly 14 and displayassembly 12, respectively, and with hinge case structure 116 to beengaged therewith and further so engaged as shown in FIGS. 13-15 bysliding first engagement edge 116 b and second engagement edge 116 d ofhinge case structure 116 into groove 112 c 1 of rear side portion (thirdside portion) 112 c of keyboard case structure 112 and groove 114 c 1 ofrear side portion (third side portion) 114 c of display case structure114, respectively, and by inserting fasteners 116 i through apertures ofhinge case structure 116 such as aperture 116 h and fasteners 116 i toengage with apertures of keyboard case structure 112 and display casestructure 114 such as aperture 114 c 3 of display case structure 114.

Turning to FIGS. 16-17, shown in rear perspective view is conventionallaptop 10 having display assembly 12 and keyboard assembly 14 engagedwith keyboard case structure 122 and display case structure 124 of caseassembly 120, respectively whereby keyboard case structure 122 anddisplay case structure 124 are positioned for engaging with hinge casestructure 126 with, for instance, first engagement edge 126 a engagingwith display case structure 124 as explained above for other of thedisplay case structure 104 and display case structure 114, and with analternative further engagement of first engagement indent 126 b of hingecase structure 126 to engage with engagement latch portion 124 a ofdisplay case structure 124 to secure engagement therewith. The displaycase structure 124 can also include an engagement latch portion withcorresponding engagement indent on hinge case structure 126. Otherimplementations can locate engagement latch portion on hinge casestructure 126 and locate engagement indent on display case structure 124or keyboard case structure 122.

Turning to FIGS. 18-19, shown in rear perspective view is conventionallaptop 10 having display assembly 12 and keyboard assembly 14 engagedwith keyboard case structure 132 and display case structure 134 of caseassembly 130, respectively whereby keyboard case structure 132 anddisplay case structure 134 are positioned for engaging with hinge casestructure 136 with, for instance, first engagement edge 136 a engagingwith display case structure 134 as explained above for other of thedisplay case structure 104 and display case structure 114, and with analternative further alignment of apertures such as aperture 136 b ofhinge case structure 136 with aperture 134 b of display case structure134 and with panel-like portion 136 c of hinge case structure 136 beingreceived into recessed area 134 c of display case structure 134 and withbrackets 138 being used to further secure with engagement edge 138 aspanning between protrusion positions 138 b and protrusions 138 c ofbrackets 138 with protrusions 138 c being inserted through aperturessuch as aperture 136 b of hinge case structure 136 and aperture 134 b ofdisplay case structure 134 so aligned; likewise engagement of hinge casestructure 136 with display case structure 134 is had with a second ofbrackets 138 also shown in FIG. 18 and with FIG. 19 depicting keyboardcase structure 132 and display case structure 134 so engaged with hingecase structure 136.

Turning to FIGS. 20 and 21, an alternative version of that shown inFIGS. 11-15 is depicted as case assembly 140 including display casestructure 142 with baseplate portion 142 a, apertures 142 b, andrecessed area 142 c and keyboard-hinge case structure 144 as one-piecewith keyboard case portion 144 a integral with hinge case portion 144 b,which further includes engagement structure 144 c with aperture 144 c 1,engagement edge 144 c 2, engagement flap 144 c 3, and fasteners 144 c 4,which engages with display case structure 142 as described above andshown in FIG. 21. In other implementations a display case structure canbe integral with a hinge case structure with a keyboard case structurebeing separate to detachably engage with the hinge case structure.

While particular aspects of the present subject matter described hereinhave been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled inthe art that, based upon the teachings herein, changes and modificationsmay be made without departing from the subject matter described hereinand its broader aspects and, therefore, the appended claims are toencompass within their scope all such changes and modifications as arewithin the true spirit and scope of the subject matter described herein.It will be understood by those within the art that, in general, termsused herein, and especially in the appended claims (e.g., bodies of theappended claims) are generally intended as “open” terms (e.g., the term“including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” theterm “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term“includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,”etc.). It will be further understood by those within the art that if aspecific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such anintent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence ofsuch recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid tounderstanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of theintroductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claimrecitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed toimply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinitearticles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing suchintroduced claim recitation to claims containing only one suchrecitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases“one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or“an” (e.g., “a” and/or “an” should typically be interpreted to mean “atleast one” or “one or more”); the same holds true for the use ofdefinite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, evenif a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitlyrecited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitationshould typically be interpreted to mean at least the recited number(e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without othermodifiers, typically means at least two recitations, or two or morerecitations). Furthermore, in those instances where a conventionanalogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in generalsuch a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the artwould understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at least one ofA, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have Aalone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and Ctogether, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). In those instances where aconvention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, ingeneral such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill inthe art would understand the convention (e.g., “a system having at leastone of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that haveA alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and Ctogether, and/or A, B, and C together, etc.). It will be furtherunderstood by those within the art that typically a disjunctive wordand/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in thedescription, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplatethe possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, orboth terms unless context dictates otherwise. For example, the phrase “Aor B” will be typically understood to include the possibilities of “A”or “B” or “A and B.”

With respect to the appended claims, those skilled in the art willappreciate that recited operations therein may generally be performed inany order. Also, although various operational flows are presented in asequence(s), it should be understood that the various operations may beperformed in other orders than those which are illustrated, or may beperformed concurrently. Examples of such alternate orderings may includeoverlapping, interleaved, interrupted, reordered, incremental,preparatory, supplemental, simultaneous, reverse, or other variantorderings, unless context dictates otherwise. Furthermore, terms like“responsive to,” “related to,” or other past-tense adjectives aregenerally not intended to exclude such variants, unless context dictatesotherwise.

What is claimed is:
 1. A case for an electronic laptop computing devicehaving a display assembly and a keyboard assembly, the case comprising:a keyboard case structure including (I) a baseplate portion including abaseplate portion interior surface, a first side portion, a second sideportion, a third side portion, and a fourth side portion, the baseplateportion being rectangularly shaped according to the first side portionbeing perpendicular to the second side portion and the fourth sideportion, and the first side portion being parallel with the third sideportion, (II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the firstside portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (III) afirst ledge portion extending entirely along the first wall portion, thefirst ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the first wallportion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (IV) a second wall portion extending at leastpartially along the second side portion, the second wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (V) asecond ledge portion extending entirely along the second wall portion,the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wallportion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (VI) a third wall extending at least partially alongthe fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly fromthe baseplate portion interior surface, and (VII) a third ledge portionextending entirely along the third wall portion, the third ledge portionextending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledgeportion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface; a displaycase structure including (I) a baseplate portion including a baseplateportion interior surface, a first side portion, a second side portion, athird side portion, and a fourth side portion, the baseplate portionbeing rectangularly shaped according to the first side portion beingperpendicular to the second side portion and the fourth side portion,and the first side portion being parallel with the third side portion,(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first sideportion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (III) afirst ledge portion extending entirely along the first wall portion, thefirst ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the first wallportion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (IV) a second wall portion extending at leastpartially along the second side portion, the second wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (V) asecond ledge portion extending entirely along the second wall portion,the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wallportion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (VI) a third wall extending at least partially alongthe fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly fromthe baseplate portion interior surface, and (VII) a third ledge portionextending entirely along the third wall portion, the third ledge portionextending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledgeportion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface; and ahinge case structure including one or more first engagement edges beingsized and shaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of thekeyboard case structure, and one or more second engagement edges beingsized and shaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of thedisplay case structure.
 2. The case of claim 1 wherein the third sideportion of the keyboard case structure includes one or more firstgrooves and the third side portion of the display case structureincludes one or more second grooves and the one or more first engagementedges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more firstgrooves and second engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidablyengage with the one or more second grooves.
 3. The case of claim 2wherein the third side portion of the keyboard case structure includesone or more first channels, the third side portion of the display casestructure includes one or more second channels, the hinge case structureincludes one or more first engagement gutters sized and shaped toslidably engage with the first one or more channels and the hinge casestructure includes one or more second engagement gutters sized andshaped to slidably engage with the second one or more channels.
 4. Thecase of claim 1 wherein the third side portion of the keyboard casestructure include one or more indents and the one or more firstengagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned to engagewith the one or more indents and wherein the third side portion of thedisplay case structure include one or more indents and the one or moresecond engagement edges include one or more tabs sized and positioned toengage with the one or more indents.
 5. The case of claim 1 wherein theone or more walls of the keyboard case structure extend less thanentirely along the first and fourth side portions of the keyboard casestructure and the one or more walls of the display case structure extendless than entirely along the first and fourth side portions of thedisplay case structure.
 6. The case of claim 1 wherein the keyboard casestructure is of a first one-piece molded construction, the display casestructure is of a second one-piece molded construction and the hingecase structure is of a third one-piece molded construction.
 7. A casefor an electronic laptop computing device having a display assembly anda keyboard assembly, the case comprising: a keyboard case structureincluding (I) a baseplate portion including a baseplate portion interiorsurface, a first side portion, a second side portion, a third sideportion, and a fourth side portion, the baseplate portion beingrectangularly shaped according to the first side portion beingperpendicular to the second side portion and the fourth side portion,and the first side portion being parallel with the third side portion,(II) a first wall portion extending entirely along the first sideportion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (III) afirst ledge portion extending entirely along the first wall portion, thefirst ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the first wallportion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (IV) a second wall portion extending at leastpartially along the second side portion, the second wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (V) asecond ledge portion extending entirely along the second wall portion,the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wallportion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (VI) a third wall extending at least partially alongthe fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly fromthe baseplate portion interior surface, and (VII) a third ledge portionextending entirely along the third wall portion, the third ledge portionextending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledgeportion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface; a displaycase structure including (I) a baseplate portion including a baseplateportion interior surface, a first side portion, a second side portion, athird side portion, and a fourth side portion, the baseplate portionbeing rectangularly shaped according to the first side portion beingperpendicular to the second side portion and the fourth side portion,and the first side portion being parallel with the third side portion,(II) a first wall portion extending at least partially along the firstside portion of the baseplate portion, the first wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (III) afirst ledge portion extending at least partially along the first wallportion, the first ledge portion extending perpendicularly from thefirst wall portion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplateportion interior surface, (IV) a second wall portion extending at leastpartially along the second side portion, the second wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (V) asecond ledge portion extending at least partially along the second wallportion, the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from thesecond wall portion, the second ledge portion extending over thebaseplate portion interior surface, (VI) a third wall extending at leastpartially along the fourth side portion, the third wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, and (VII) athird ledge portion extending at least partially along the third wallportion, the third ledge portion extending perpendicularly from thethird wall portion, the third ledge portion extending over the baseplateportion interior surface; and a hinge case structure including one ormore first engagement edges being sized and shaped to detachably engagewith the keyboard case structure, and one or more second engagementedges being sized and shaped to detachably engage with display casestructure.
 8. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structureincludes one or more first grooves and the display case structureincludes one or more second grooves and the one or more first engagementedges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one or more firstgrooves and second engagement edges are sized and shaped to slidablyengage with the one or more second grooves.
 9. The case of claim 8wherein the keyboard case structure includes one or more first channels,the display case structure includes one or more second channels, thehinge case structure includes one or more first engagement gutters sizedand shaped to slidably engage with the first one or more channels andthe hinge case structure includes one or more second engagement gutterssized and shaped to slidably engage with the second one or morechannels.
 10. The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structureinclude one or more indents and the one or more first engagement edgesinclude one or more tabs sized and positioned to engage with the one ormore indents and wherein the display case structure include one or moreindents and the one or more second engagement edges include one or moretabs sized and positioned to engage with the one or more indents. 11.The case of claim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure includes one ormore walls sized to extend less than entirely along one or more sideportions of the keyboard case structure and the display case structureincludes one or more walls sized to extend less than entirely along oneor more side portions of the display case structure.
 12. The case ofclaim 7 wherein the keyboard case structure is of a first one-piecemolded construction, the display case structure is of a second one-piecemolded construction and the hinge case structure is of a third one-piecemolded construction.
 13. A case for an electronic laptop computingdevice, the case comprising: a case structure including (I) a baseplateportion including a baseplate portion interior surface, a first sideportion, a second side portion, a third side portion, and a fourth sideportion, the baseplate portion being rectangularly shaped according tothe first side portion being perpendicular to the second side portionand the fourth side portion, and the first side portion being parallelwith the third side portion, (II) a first wall portion extendingentirely along the first side portion of the baseplate portion, thefirst wall extending perpendicularly from the baseplate portion interiorsurface, (III) a first ledge portion extending entirely along the firstwall portion, the first ledge portion extending perpendicularly from thefirst wall portion, the first ledge portion extending over the baseplateportion interior surface, (IV) a second wall portion extending at leastpartially along the second side portion, the second wall extendingperpendicularly from the baseplate portion interior surface, (V) asecond ledge portion extending entirely along the second wall portion,the second ledge portion extending perpendicularly from the second wallportion, the second ledge portion extending over the baseplate portioninterior surface, (VI) a third wall extending at least partially alongthe fourth side portion, the third wall extending perpendicularly fromthe baseplate portion interior surface, and (VII) a third ledge portionextending entirely along the third wall portion, the third ledge portionextending perpendicularly from the third wall portion, the third ledgeportion extending over the baseplate portion interior surface; and ahinge structure including one or more engagement edges being sized andshaped to detachably engage with the third side portion of the casestructure.
 14. The case of claim 13 wherein the third side portion ofthe case structure includes one or more grooves and the one or moreengagement edges are sized and shaped to slidably engage with the one ormore grooves.
 15. The case of claim 14 wherein the third side portion ofthe case structure includes one or more channels, and the case structureincludes one or more engagement gutters sized and shaped to slidablyengage with the one or more channels.
 16. The case of claim 13 whereinthe third side portion of the case structure include one or more indentsand the one or more engagement edges include one or more tabs sized andpositioned to engage with the one or more indents.
 17. The case of claim13 wherein the one or more walls of the case structure extend less thanentirely along the first and fourth side portions of the case structure.